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Kabul (Kābul), also spelled Cabool, Caubul, Kabol, or Cabul, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan. According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city was around 3,289,000, which includes Tajiks, Pashtuns, Hazaras and smaller numbers of Afghans belonging to other ethnic groups. It is the 64th largest - Source: Wikipedia

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Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a roadside bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul Tuesday, killing multiple people, police said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. The strong car bomb explosion rocked the capital Kabul city on Sunday morning, killing multiple people, said a government official. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Afghan police arrive at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. A bombing and a shooting attack on Tuesday in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed a few people, including a deputy provincial governor, officials said.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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FILE - In this Sept 14, 2020 file photo, families and friends of students who were killed in local conflicts gather at the graves of their relatives, adorned with their pictures, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Optimism among Afghans regarding the country's peace process has decreased significantly in the past few months amid a spike in violence, according to a survey released Friday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

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Afghan security personnel arrive at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Spokesman for Afghanistan's Vice President Amrulleh Saleh said a bomb in the Afghan capital that killed a few civilians Wednesday was a failed assassination attempt against Saleh. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Visitors enjoy a ride at Kabul City Park in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, July 24, 2020. Desperate for relief from endless war combined with the pandemic, Afghans are rushing back to public recreation as the government eases the lockdown it imposed to fight coronavirus. Since mid-July, Afghans can once again frequent parks, swimming pools and gyms, shop in malls and celebrate marriages in wedding halls. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

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Afghans remove mud from inside their house after a mudslide in Parwan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The death toll from heavy flooding in northern and eastern Afghanistan rose to at least 150 on Thursday, with scores more injured as rescue crews searched for survivors beneath the mud and rubble of collapsed houses, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Afghan security personnel inspect site of a roadside bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani sings the national anthem after laying flowers on the Independence Minaret monument during the Independence Day celebrations at the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Afghan soldiers stand amid the aftermath of Monday's attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. The Taliban set off a powerful bomb in downtown Kabul on Monday, killing a several people and wounding more than a hundred, and sending a cloud of smoke billowing over the Afghan capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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